Article 5--Still Sitting Idle

WE CONTINUE TO WAIT


Well, as we last wrote, our Article 5 has been sitting on someone's desk since 10/13 and it continues to sit.
As mentioned in our last post, the original, signed LOI (Letter of Intent to Adopt) must be with our paperwork before the TA (Travel Approval) will be processed.


We also learned this is not a new rule from China but rather a rule that has always been in place but not enforced. Now, China is enforcing it. Bad news: those families who are with agencies that have not been including the original, signed LOI are in our same situation.


We Fed Ex'd our original, signed LOI to Madison on Sunday with an overnight arrival. It arrived on Tuesday morning around 10:30. Madison mailed our signed LOI to China on Wednesday afternoon.

We've been told it may take 3-4 days to arrive and also told it may take 7 days. Let's pray it only takes the 3-4 days to arrive!!!!
Once our original, signed, LOI arrives, we'll be back on track!!!! We're very close and at the final steps required before travel---THE TRAVEL APPROVAL!!!!!

How close we are to travel:
-Signed LOI reaches agency contact in Beijing
-Contact in Beijing hand delivers our original, signed, LOI to CCAA-TA is processed
-CA is scheduled (Consulate Appointment)
-Flights are scheduled

Please pray with us our LOI arrives smoothly and quickly to China AND our TA has a speedy process!!!

PS: For those not familiar with international adoption, CA is the American Consulate Appointment. This is the final step before returning home from China. This step allows us to receive Miao's visa to return home and one of the final steps toward her becoming an American citizen when the plan touches down, in the US!

Blessings,
Earl & Sharee